{"id":8707,"date":"2026-10-27T13:27:31","date_gmt":"2026-10-27T04:27:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/parade.kyoto\/?post_type=sweetlore&p=8707"},"modified":"2026-10-31T18:52:13","modified_gmt":"2026-10-31T09:52:13","slug":"bergamote-de-nancy","status":"publish","type":"sweetlore","link":"https:\/\/parade.kyoto\/en\/sweetlore\/bergamote-de-nancy\/","title":{"rendered":"Bergamote de Nancy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Bergamote de Nancy is a bergamot-scented candy associated with Nancy, in the Lorraine region of eastern France. The candies are small, thin, translucent squares of amber. As a candy slowly dissolves in the mouth, its citrus aroma spreads.<\/p>\n

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Bergamote de Nancy candies. Photographed in 2012; location unknown. Photo: Claude Truong-Ngoc \/ Source<\/a> \/ CC BY-SA 3.0<\/a> \/ 960px version from the source used; content not altered after retrieval<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n

Adding essential oil and making thin candy<\/h2>\n

Bergamot is a fragrant citrus fruit that is also used to flavor tea. The candy is flavored with the essential oil rather than with fruit pulp. Under the 2020 specification for the Protected Geographical Indication (IGP), sugar and glucose syrup are dissolved in water and boiled down over an open flame. The syrup is taken off the heat, the essential oil is quickly mixed in, and the mixture is spread thin on a table as it cools, then cut into small squares. Overmixing makes the sugar crystallize too early, so care is also needed when mixing in the essential oil.<\/p>\n

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A whole bergamot grown in Spain and a cross-section. Focus-stacked image. Photo: Ivar Leidus \/ Source<\/a> \/ CC BY-SA 4.0<\/a>. Image from the source used; content not altered after retrieval.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Sugar syrup boiled down over an open flame becomes hard and brittle like glass as it cools. This heating also produces the amber color. Under the specification, each candy is individually wrapped in transparent packaging. This protects the candies from moisture and keeps them from sticking together. Some tins and boxes depict Nancy\u2019s Place Stanislas, and together with the candy, which was presented at the 1909 exhibition, they became an image that represents the town.<\/p>\n

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Place Stanislas in Nancy. The square is also depicted in the designs of confectionery boxes and tins. Photo: Axel41 \/ Source<\/a> \/ CC BY 2.5<\/a>. Image from the source used; content not altered after retrieval.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Early records of scented sweets and the regional designation<\/h2>\n

Records of bergamot-scented sugar confections are older than today\u2019s candy. According to a historical account by the Lef\u00e8vre family, confectioners in Nancy, a book by the confectioner Machet, published in Paris in 1803, includes instructions for making sugar confections flavored with bergamot. One theory links the candy to the court of Lorraine, but records of older scented confections alone do not tell us when or how today\u2019s Nancy candy took its established form.<\/p>\n

The IGP was registered in 1996. Under the 2020 specification, production and individual wrapping take place within a defined area in four departments of Lorraine, and the ingredients must be traceable. The name Nancy represents the skills and reputation of the place where the candy is made.<\/p>\n

Glossary<\/h2>\n

Bergamot<\/strong>: A fragrant citrus fruit. The essential oil obtained from its peel is used to flavor confectionery and beverages.<\/p>

IGP<\/strong>: Protected Geographical Indication. A European scheme that protects the link between a specific region and a product\u2019s quality or reputation.<\/p>

Glucose syrup<\/strong>: A sugar syrup made from starch. It is also used in boiled sugar confectionery.<\/p>

Machet<\/strong>: A confectioner who published a book on confectionery in Paris in 1803.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Bergamote de Nancy is a bergamot-scented candy associated with Nancy, in the Lorraine region of eastern France. The small amber squares are thin and translucent. As a candy slowly dissolves in the mouth, its citrus aroma spreads.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":7997,"menu_order":478,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_parade_sweetlore_meta":{"en":"Bergamote de Nancy","subtitle":"The ingredients and method of Bergamote de Nancy","topics":"A small candy scented with bergamot \/ Hard, translucent amber \/ Production and registration in Nancy","country":"Nancy, France","show_toc":true,"ingredients":[],"texture":[],"occasion":[],"method":[],"season":[]},"footnotes":""},"sweetlore_category":[159],"class_list":["post-8707","sweetlore","type-sweetlore","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":{"sweetlore_related_products":null,"sweetlore_related_faqs":null,"sweetlore_related_voices":null,"sweetlore_related_mode":"auto","sweetlore_related_articles":null},"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t